Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2533 for Friday, May 15th, 2026

– PROJECT PURSUES MYSTERIES OF SPORADIC E-SKIP – UK HAMS PLAN TRIBUTE TO BBC TRANSMITTERS MARKED FOR SHUTDOWN – AUSTRALIAN RADIOCOMMUNICATION LICENSES GET NEW WEBSITE – NEW ZEALAND CYCLONE...

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Elecraft Introduces the New AX4 Portable Antenna & BL3 Balun

Elecraft has just introduced two new products that will likely attract the attention of many POTA activators and portable operators: the AX4 portable vertical antenna and its companion BL3...

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A snowbrush is essential POTA gear

As always, there are lots of links within the article. Click one! Click them all! Learn all the things! by Vince (VE6LK) Over the years, I’ve learned to carry...

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Get On the Ham Satellites!

ARRL Education Specialist Wayne Greene, KB4DSF, visits the podcast to discuss his May/June 2026 On the Air article “Equipment for Making Contacts Through an Amateur Radio Satellite” as well as the...

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Persistance is Futile (Sometimes)

Yesterday was the perfect day to be out operating in a park, so I headed over to Valley Forge National Historical Park (US-0761, KFF-0761). I wanted to keep things...

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Back to Ritsurin Park for a Successful Activation!

by Mark (JJ5GVY/KB2PIZ) I reported on my fun non-activation of a non-POTA park the other day. My success rate at Ritsurin Park (JP-2051) was “failures” on 2 of the...

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UPDATE – Technical issues on RSGB website

UPDATE 12:40 13/05/2026 The front page new stories are now available again on the main RSGB portal. We are also now working to restore the Bletchley Park free admission...

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The RSGB releases a new set of mock exam papers

The RSGB Exams Team is pleased to publish new mock exam papers for Foundation and Intermediate levels. There are three for each level and you can find them on...

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Get On the Ham Satellites!

ARRL Education Specialist Wayne Greene, KB4DSF, visits the podcast to discuss his May/June 2026 On the Air article “Equipment for Making...

Ham College 139

Ham College episode 139 is now available for download. Technician Exam Questions Part 26 of 26 T0A – Power...